Organocatalytic enantioselective tandem aldol-cyclization reaction of α-isothiocyanato imides and activated carbonyl compounds

Tetrahedron Asymmetry

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1205-1211

  Guang, Jie ^a   Zhao, Cong Gui ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; CINCHONA ALKALOID; IMIDE; ISATIN DERIVATIVE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; THIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; THIOUREA DERIVATIVE;

ALDOL REACTION; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CATALYST; CYCLIZATION; ENANTIOMER; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 80052607110     PISSN: 09574166     EISSN: 1362511X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetasy.2011.06.028     Document Type: Article

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